The last day of 2014 marked the end of an amazing year for Halstead Road Runners’ Rosie Atkins as she smashed her marathon personal best record.

Atkins, who only began running in April, completed her sixth run of the year over 26 miles 385 yards at the Flitch Way Marathon and knocked a huge 30 minutes off her personal best, finishing 110th in four hours 28 minutes.

Bob Langley also marked the day with a hugely impressive run of 3h 28m to finish in 12th position.

Lee Cullen was 28th in 3h 44m, Andy Wilmot was 108th in 4h 27m and Del Harrington came in 174th in 4h 53m.